The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-16
No Grounds for Extradit!On.
The Secretary o, State Secs No Rea-
son In the Demand.
Mr. Bayard's Report TO the Presi.
dent on the Subject.
His Return Could Not Be Recipr0-
Gated by Great Britain.
such Comfy Not within the Treaty
stipulattops-Mr. cleveland
60 he Ia Omaha DC.
tober Iath.

WARRINGTON, September l5.-The
Secretary OF State huds no proper
grounds upon which to dsmaI d the
exuadition of M,Gsrigle. The fol-
10 owlng is the substance Of Mr.. By
ards rep ri 10 the President on the
gu jecI:
"To the President;
"In compliadce with your rCquest
Of the tn Instant, for report on the
question whether, considering the
facts presented tending to show that
the scheme for the escape Of William
J, McGarigle, n fugitive from the jas
tics Of the United States In the Do
miuion Of Canada, whose extradition
10 desired by the authorities Of the
Safe Of Illinols, was concocted by
foreigners and carried out by them by
means OF foreign vessel, there are
not grounds upon which TO nsk for
his surrender by the British Govern
ment, have the honor TO state that
,fter q careful examination OF the
papers submitted l am unable 10 dis
cover In them any ground upon
which a demand by the Government
Of the United States upon that oil
Great Britain for the surrender Of the
accused could be based"
The report continues: "The first
and principal British subject alleged
10 have been concerned In the escape,
and by whom II WAC planned, was one
Leonard St. John, who has reeided In
the United States for, perhaps, mo.e
than ten years, and held position In
the hospital Of which MoGaIigle waa
warden. II thus appears that the eaid
st. John, although q British subject,
was at AMI long prior 10 the time OF
the acts complained OF, within the ex-
elusive jurisdiction Of the United
States, and answerable generally 10 its
laws, and not 10 those OF Great
Britain, Tor any ofenBes he might COM
init si his place OF residence, The
government Of Great Britain was In
no way responsible for his alleged
criminal conduct. II is clear that the
British ownership ol the vessel on
which McGarisle escaped affords no
ground for demanding his surrender.
because II 10 probable that majority
Of the fugitive criminals rom 10
United States, who In recent y. Z
have found refuge beyond sees, hste
escaped on foreign owned vesself vat
this is not known ever TO have n
made q ground for Asking the en-
ton Of q fugitive. Even II they
An which the criminal fees shouli
q foreign man-of-war--a nations !,
sel-this Ia not regarded a. q d
| grounds for claiming q asurrender." q
Secretary adds that McGarisle's retu. n
cannot be asked on grounds Of comfy,
because such comfy could not be re-
ciprocated, not being within treaty
stipulalions.
COMPROMISE IN TIMER rRKsrAnIso.
Acting Secretary Muldrow, In q lot
ter 10 the Attorney General, hrs
recommended that the oher oi in.
promise by the Sierra Lumber m
pany OF Calliornia IN the timber "
pass suits now pending agsins "a
the United States Circuit 20
ban Francisco be- rejected, an o., G
the suits be prosecuted with the .tt
determined effort 10 secure ioi
government the largest possible
dict. The action pending 10 for .
recovery Of ", Eli, ,2bt. being the value
Of 6i,8is,S08 ieet OF lumber, compfis-
ing chiefly valuabls sugar pine and
yellow pine, alleged 10 havo been llle-
ea ly Gu, from the public lands. The
defendant offered 10 compromise and
pay the government $4,000,
RIrJAr suPPLIMaSrKD.
Gen. Joseph l.. Johnston, com nlA-
tloner Of railroads, has supplemented
10 his arnual report q statement that
the slow rate Of Increase Of the sink
Ing iund proves that the existing laws
are inadequate 10 produce sums tui-
ficlsnt 10 pay the debts OF the bubel-
died companies 10 the government,
aud adds that judicious new lesisla'
ton will be- necessary 10 provide sven
Tor this annual repayment 10 the Unit
cd States OF the iaterSs. on the subsidy
bonds.
THE PRKsIDEST's TRIP.
Secretary Lamont telegraphs Con-
greasman McShsne, nj Omaha, that
President Cleveland will Wait Omaha
October l2th. Arrangements will al
once be made 10 give the President q
cordial reception. Several OF bis
wife's relatives reside there. Mrs.
cleveland 10 one Of the heirs OF the
Eolsorn asfaia whteh Iaa n.an..t,,